Last Tuesday, an off-campus home transformed into Oxford. Students shared hors-d’oeuvres and discussed theology and literature well into the night. Even a British accent filled the room. The new Hillsdale C.S. Lewis Society hosted the soiree as part of its first event on Sept. 12. The evening began with a lecture, “C.S. Lewis on Power,”...
Fourteen students hand-picked by the college chaplain, Father Adam Rick, have committed to live a countercultural life of prayer, fasting, and reflection as part of the new society of St. Stephen. “The society first emerged out of necessity,” said Rick, who needed an ecumenical group of students he could count on to help with the...
According to Harvard professor James Hankins, the humanities as we know them aren’t working, and a return to Renaissance education could be the solution. Hankins, who gave a lecture at Hillsdale College on Oct. 15, is a professor of History at Harvard University specializing in the Italian Renaissance. He is the author of several books...
Faculty were split on the social ramifications of marijuana legalization in Michigan during a panel discussion this week. On Feb. 5, Hillsdale’s chapter of Citizens for Self-Governance hosted a discussion panel on the legalization of marijuana. As Professors Angelica Pytel, Roger Butters, Gary Wolfram, Paul Moreno, and General Counsel for Hillsdale College Bob Norton explained...
Following a botched circumcision at 7 months, David Reimer — born “Bruce” Reimer — underwent two sex reassignment surgeries. At 22 months, “Bruce” became “Brenda” because doctors thought he would be more likely to succeed as a woman than as a man with a disfigured penis. At 15 years old, “Brenda” became David when he...